no more expeditions to restore order . the emperor apparently had no interest in committing troops that would be required to pac ##ify the fragmented country . indeed , his real aim all along may have been " to keep the entire region of southeast asia broken and fragmented . " it would be another two years until one of nara ##thi ##ha ##pate ' s sons , ky ##aw ##sw ##a , emerged as king of pagan in may 128 ##9 . but the new " king " controlled just a small area around the capital , and had no real army . the real power in central burma now rested with the three commander brothers . the uneasy arrangement would persist until 129 ##7 . the
no more expeditions to restore order. the emperor apparently had no interest in committing troops that would be required to pacify the fragmented country. indeed, his real aim all along may have been " to keep the entire region of southeast asia broken and fragmented. " it would be another two years until one of narathihapate's sons, kyawswa, emerged as king of pagan in may 1289. but the new " king " controlled just a small area around the capital, and had no real army. the real power in central burma now rested with the three commander brothers. the uneasy arrangement would persist until 1297. the